ICSE results out; Rhea tops in Doon
Dehradun, May 17
Rhea Ahuja of Brightlands School has topped the Class X examinations of the ICSE in Dehradun by scoring 98.6 per cent.
Talking to The Tribune, she said: “My achievement proves that students should devote quality time instead of going in for quantity time. I used to devote two-three hours to study.”

ISC exams: Sahil of St George’s School on top
Mussoorie, May 17
The results of the Class X exams of the ICSE and the Class XII exams of the ISC were declared in Mussoorie today. The results were declared late in the afternoon.
In the Class XII exams of the ISC, Sahil Diwan of St George’s School made his school proud by scoring 93.1 % per cent while Anand Ved followed him closely with 93 per cent.

ICSE exams: Ashram girl Astha tops in Haridwar dist
In Class XII, Prateek Gupta secures the first position
Haridwar, May 17
At the tender age of six months, her parents handed over Astha Puri to the authorities of an ashram-cum-school, and after a span of 15 years since then, she has done her parents, whom she doesn’t know even now, and the ashram proud by topping Haridwar district in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Examination (ICSE) of Class X.

CBI issues summons to his friend
Dehradun, May 17
The local branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued summons to a close friend of former Chief Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Arun Kumar Mishra who is currently in jail for his involvement in a scam.

Budh Poornima celebrated
Dehradun, May 17
Budh Poornima was celebrated at Buddha Park here today. The founder of the Buddha Educational Trust, Karta Ram
Kirti, shared the principles of Mahatma Buddha with believers.
Devotees throng Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar on the occasion of Budh Poornima on Tuesday.

People pay obeisance to an idol of Lord Buddha on the occasion of Budh Poornima in Dehradun on Tuesday.
A Tribune photograph

Shift Ram Babu to AIIMS, says UKD(P)
Dehradun, May 17
NK Gusain, district president of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Panwar) has demanded that the state government should ensure proper medical treatment to renowned nature lover Ram Babu “Jangli” who is seriously ill.

Minister donates Rs 3 lakh for revamp of school building
Dehradun, May 17
While government schools are on the verge of closure due to poor attendance and the absence of teachers, schools being run by the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), an NGO, are running at full strength with regular students and teachers.
Avdhash Kaushal, chairperson of the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra, is felicitated by Uttarakhand Sports
and Disaster Management Minister Khazan Das.

UPCA thrash Dena Bank
Dehradun, May 17
Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA), Kanpur, got the better of Dena Bank by 96 runs during the 29th All-India Uttarakhand Gold Cup Cricket Tournament held on Rangers’ College Ground here today.
A batsman plays a shot in a match in the All-India Uttarakhand Gold Cup Cricket Tournament played in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Mumbai,UP in final
Mussoorie, May 17
Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh reached the final of the 3rd Vasudev Raghav Memorial T-20 Cricket Cup held at the Survey grounds today.

Doon International School win boys’ basketball title
Dehradun, May 17
Doon International School and Welham Girls School annexed the boys’ and girls’ trophies, respectively, in the District Sub-Junior (Under-14yr) Basketball Championship held at Doon International School here today.
The final match in the Dehradun District Sub-Junior Basketball Championship played
at Doon International School in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

XI Star beat Doon Valley
Dehradun, May 17
XI Star managed to beat Doon Valley 4-1 in the tiebreaker round in a knockout match in the 3rd President’s Cup football tournament at Pavilion Ground here today.
A match in the President’s Cup football tournament played in Dehradun on Tuesday.

Dehradun, May 17
Rhea Ahuja of Brightlands School has topped the Class X examinations of the ICSE in Dehradun by scoring 98.6 per cent.
Talking to The Tribune, she said: “My achievement proves that students should devote quality time instead of going in for quantity time. I used to devote two-three hours to study.”

“I owe my success to my teachers and parents who always guided me. I aspire to become a doctor like my parents,” said Rhea.

Students of Welham Girls School have also performed exceptionally well in the ICSE examinations. Richa Neog from Assam has scored 97.2 per cent. She also loves to participate in extra-curricular activities in the school.

The results of the Convent of Jesus and Mary are also 100 per cent. Shreshta Vohra has scored 96.8 per cent in Class X examinations along with many classmates scoring above 90 per cent marks.

Shreshta’s parents are happy on their daughter’s achievement and owe its credit to Shreshta’s diligent efforts, dedication and devotion towards studies. “We always supported her. We are throwing a small party tonight to celebrate her accomplishment,” said her elated father.

Another topper from the same school, Avneeta Vijay, who has scored 98 per cent in the ICSE exams, said: “It feels good to be a topper. I worked very hard. So did my friends. Our teachers worked equally hard.”

Mussoorie, May 17
The results of the Class X exams of the ICSE and the Class XII exams of the ISC were declared in Mussoorie today. The results were declared late in the afternoon.
In the Class XII exams of the ISC, Sahil Diwan of St George’s School made his school proud by scoring 93.1 % per cent while Anand Ved followed him closely with 93 per cent.

In the Class X exams of the ICSE, Brijat Badhu from Wynberg Allen School scored 95.75 per cent, Vencalunas 95.25 per cent, Shakun Naval 95.25 per cent, Tammana Vasu 94.25 per cent and Soumya Gupta 94.25 per cent.

Haridwar, May 17
At the tender age of six months, her parents handed over Astha Puri to the authorities of an ashram-cum-school, and after a span of 15 years since then, she has done her parents, whom she doesn’t know even now, and the ashram proud by topping Haridwar district in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Examination (ICSE) of Class X.

Astha of Hari Harananad School in Kankhal scored 88.42 pc marks to top the merit list along with her classmates Ayushi Tandon (85.51 pc) and Sagar Sharma (84 pc) who got the third spot in the school rankings.

Devoted to the social-religious cause, Astha, despite having interest in nuclear physics, want to commit to social causes only as she feels she owes to society and the school-cum-ashram brought her up.

Talking to The Tribune, Astha said she studied one chapter for hours, understanding and memorising it and then never had a look at it till a review prior to examinations.

“It’s all about concentration, focused approach and right guidance with which one can attain hold on any subject. Despite other interests and many career opportunities, I will devote myself to social causes as I owe a lot to my Guruji whose name I don’t want to reveal,” said a cool and confident Astha.

Ayushi owes her success to her parents Alok and Shivani. She spent her maximum time on studies, though not at the cost of little entertainment. Seeking to pursue MBA, self-study is her success mantra, with specialised study approach as per
syllabus requirements.

Principal of Swami Hari Haranand School Hemlata Sharma attributed the success of the students to a disciplined and spiritual environment of the school, besides a focused approach to each student and regular interaction with their parents.

Dehradun, May 17
The local branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued summons to a close friend of former Chief Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Arun Kumar Mishra who is currently in jail for his involvement in a scam.

Sources in the CBI said Elina has been issued summons to appear before the agency for questioning. However, she has been eluding the CBI for the past several days. If she doesn’t appear before the agency, then the CBI will launch raids to locate her.

The officials in the agency said she could be a vital link to the case. The sources didn’t rule out direct involvement of Elina in the scam and said the possibility of booking her was also there.

Mishra was sent to a 14-day judicial remand by a special CBI court on May 5 and will be produced in the court on Thursday. Other than abusing his official position to favour the Tronica city project authorities in Ghaziabad, he has been accused of stashing about Rs 350 crore in different bank accounts. He allegedly has around 70 bank accounts in his name and in the name of fictitious persons in different branches of banks in Dehradun, Haridwar and other places.

The CBI had already filed an FIR against five employees of the Vidhan Sabha branch of Punjab National Bank, including its manager Manmohan Sharma, Deputy Manager Harish Kamboj and several unknown ones for letting Mishra deposit a huge amount of money in their bank.

Dehradun, May 17
Budh Poornima was celebrated at Buddha Park here today. The founder of the Buddha Educational Trust, Karta Ram Kirti, shared the principles of Mahatma Buddha with believers.

Devotees throng Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar on the occasion of Budh Poornima on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

He said, “Mahatma Buddha was the only one who stressed on inner spiritual power than the external. His teachings were further propounded by Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on Indian soil.” An interaction was also held on the menace of corruption. A concern was also expressed on the issue of caste certificate.

Others who were present on the occasion were vice-president of the trust Sumer Chand, patron Jay Singh, law adviser Ram Shran Shorya and RV Singh.

Dehradun, May 17
NK Gusain, district president of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Panwar) has demanded that the state government should ensure proper medical treatment to renowned nature lover Ram Babu “Jangli” who is seriously ill.

He said,“The state government must shift Ram Babu from Doon Hospital to the AIIMS, Delhi, for his proper medical care and bear the expenditure.”

Dehradun, May 17
While government schools are on the verge of closure due to poor attendance and the absence of teachers, schools being run by the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK), an NGO, are running at full strength with regular students and teachers.

Impressed with the performance of RLEK-run schools, state Sports and Disaster Management Minister Khajan Das donated Rs 3 lakh for the revamp of a school building in Jhangeri village in Tehri Garhwal district at a function held on Monday. Addressing a gathering in the village, Khazan Das said: “The RLEK is not an NGO, but a mission.”

On the demand to extend classes up to Class VIII, Padamshri Avdhash Kaushal, Chairperson of the RLEK, said it could be done provided another room was added to the school building. He also gave a grant of Rs 2 lakh for a playground.

Kaushal said: “The land for the school was donated by villagers. All other infrastructural facilities like the boundary wall, road, electricity connection, poles and water connection were made available by Khajan Das, a local legislator. The parents of children studying in this school are members of the governing body of the school and they manage the day-to-day functioning of the school.”

The primary school in the village is being run by the RLEK, the NGO working in the field of education for rural and marginalised communities for the past two decades.

The RLEK is running 18 such schools in Uttarakhand. Jhangeri is the village situated in the Jaunpur block of Tehri Garhwal district. Speaking on the occasion, NS Rana, vice-chairman of the Sports Council, Uttarakhand, said “Many primary schools on which the government is spending a huge money are just waste and should be handed over to organisations like the RLEK.”

A batsman plays a shot in a match in the All-India Uttarakhand Gold Cup Cricket Tournament played in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Dena Bank won the toss and elected to field first. The UPCA team took the opportunity brilliantly and set a target of 287 runs in the allotted 40 overs, losing six wickets. Prashant Gupta (90 off 35) and Chetan Singh (76) were the main scorers. Ravikant Shukla (51) was the other batsman of UPCA to complete a half century. Varun Gupta of Dena Bank took three wickets. Dena Bank were all out at 178 runs in 27.5 overs.

Varun Sood (45) and Shawez Khan (38) were the main scorers for the batting side. For UPCA, Ankit and Praveen Gupta claimed three wickets each. Rohit Chawdhary, Prashant Gupta and Ashish Yadav also pocketed a wicket each.

Mussoorie, May 17
Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh reached the final of the 3rd Vasudev Raghav Memorial T-20 Cricket Cup held at the Survey grounds today.

In the first semifinal between Mumbai and Maharashtra, Maharashtra, batting first, scored 130 runs in 16 overs. Rahul scored 46 runs, Mayuresh 15 and Bilas 13 for Maharashtra. Mumbai achieved the target in the last ball of the final over scraping through into the final.

In the second semifinal between Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, the latter, batting first, set a target of 133 runs in which Dhiraj scored 37 and Ashish 48 for Rajasthan. In reply Uttar Pradesh won comfortably in the end. For UP, Atul scored 62 runs in 32 balls and Praveen 45.

The final is scheduled for tomorrow at around 11 am at the same venue.

Dehradun, May 17
Doon International School and Welham Girls School annexed the boys’ and girls’ trophies, respectively, in the District Sub-Junior (Under-14yr) Basketball Championship held at Doon International School here today.

The final match in the Dehradun District Sub-Junior Basketball Championship played
at Doon International School in Dehradun on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

In the boys’ final, Doon International School beat Welham Boys School 36-25 to become the champion. Kamran of the winning team scored 12 points and Vijay of Welham scored eight points.

While in the girls’ final, Welham Girls School found no match in Jaswant Modern School whom it outplayed by 39-4. Riya of the Welham struck 16 points to play a major role in the win. Welhamites showed all round performance in today’s encounter to thrash Jaswant School.

Later, the winning and the runner-up teams were given prizes. Director of Doon International School Gagan Maan distributed the prizes to the children and congratulated them on the success.

Dehradun, May 17
XI Star managed to beat Doon Valley 4-1 in the tiebreaker round in a knockout match in the 3rd President’s Cup football tournament at Pavilion Ground here today.

A match in the President’s Cup football tournament played in Dehradun on Tuesday.
A Tribune photograph

In the stipulated time, this match ended goalless. However, in the penalty shootouts, XI Star got past Doon Valley. Naushad, Akash, Shiva and Lobsang were the scorers for the winning team while Balvinder scoreed for Doon Valley.

In the second encounter, Bajrang Football Club defeated Sarvodaya Football Club 2-0. Mahender Negi (38th minute) and Saurabh Bisht (47th) were the scorers for the winning team while Sarvodaya players failed to strike any goal.

Tomorrow, Akranta will face Shivalik and Doon Star will play against Sunderwala in knockouts.